May 23, 2018 - Happy 19th Elder Egan

Had a fun YW/YMs activity tonight- Celebrating Elder Egan! He is such a nice young man and it was fun to celebrate him tonight!

Hugs CC

May 17, 2018 - CONSTITUTION DAY

Greetings wonderful parents of Missionaries in Norway!

I know I sent you all a picture, however since we took so many I figured I could send you all the pictures!

Independence Day was GREAT! I wanted to show the missionaries ‘how to do May 17^th’ as this was

their first time experiencing it, so we had a lot of fun!

Here is a taste of Norway in the sunshine….

We stood outside the bishop’s house watching the parade…

(The Bishop’s wife Wella, My Bishop, me and the missionaries…)

  

At the conclusion of the parade everyone meets in the park in town, we hear speeches and we sing the National Anthem.

I wanted to take the missionaries so they could feel and hear that!

Then… we had to have cotton candy, hotdogs (at the Bishops house) soft serve ice cream and candy. My friend Lisa Olse (1^st Counsellor in YW – and owner of the apartment where the sisters are living) was working, so I was watching out for her kids. They are in some of the pictures…

  

At the Bishop’s house….

  

Eating the BEST soft-serve ice cream in the world!

We all then headed for our Relief Society President’s house (they live on a farm) and continued the party there….

  

The kids challenged the missionaries to a tug-o-war! The kids won!!! A set of Elders were visiting form another ward, so there were 6 missionaries against 1000 kids!

  

They are good companions… but NOT while trying to jump rope!!!

  

Don’t you just love seeing all these ‘part Phillippinos/part Norwegians’ all wearing Norwegian traditional ‘bunad’.

Unfortunately, the elders had to catch a bus back to Fredrikstad, so the sisters drove them to the bus station. Hence why they are not in the ‘group’ picture!

THANK YOU for raising young men and women who are worthy to serve missions.

I know it is hard to serve in Norway, so THANK YOU for raising strong, faith-filled members! We are all grateful!

Kind regards, CC (Sister Cecilie Lundgreen)

May 15, 2018 - Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Amy, I  had fun teaching the missionaries golf today. Elder Egan finally got his swing going and was hitting it great!

I asked Reeve and Lolly to tell Grandma and Grandpa Ensign what a wonderful missionary Elder Egan is. Truly.... he is a humble, kind and considerate young man. He watches people around and helps where he can, he has a sweetness about him (if I can say that about a young man!) that makes everyone around him like him. His humility and Spirituality is tangible and he is REALLY doing an awesome job out here. 

I told Reeve, when he came to my ward, it totally changed the dynamics of the missionaries. I didnt feel settled with the last ones... but when Elder Egan came, there was a totally different feeling with the missionaries!

Well done for raising an extraordinary young man. I wish I had a daughter on a mission who vould marry him one day!

Have a great week!

Hugs from sunny Norway - Cece

May 9, 2018

No big changes this transfer.  I will still be district leader this transfer with the same companion and same district.  I am really excited for this transfer and hope to get 2 baptisms.  The district I am in is just blowing up the mission with everything going on!  

We have many chances for member dinners this week and it is always so amazing.  I have really worked on connecting with members these past couple of weeks and I can fully say this is the best ward I will ever serve in.  Church is just so different here.  Funny story, during Priesthood and Relief society yesterday, they were talking about food storage and with that they were passing around food to try.  I don't think anyone realized that it was fast Sunday and we just sat there laughing the entire time!  Only in Norway!

I got a surprise visit from Ia's mom and step dad yesterday in church and it was an amazing experience as we then taught Sunday school and Ia's mom Sharon just shared so much about how happy she is that one of her daughters joined the church and that I was the one who baptized her.  It was a special day for me!     And knowing them, they hand me a Victoria secret bag full of candy. Trying to hide that as quickly as possible was fun!  Nothing better than having the Missionary carrying around a Victoria secret bag!

Norway's big Independence day is next Thursday and I will be staying in Fredrikstad.  I would do anything to go to Oslo for the day but nnowing the members here, it is going to be such a party!

Can't wait to chat with you on Mother's Day.    

And by the looks of it. I will be in Fredrikstad until September.  

Eldste Egan

This is in Halden Norway.  It actually feels like Europe there.  All of the cobble stone streets and the fort and the water.  Really pretty place.  Terrible for missionary work!

 Zone Conferences were held in Oslo on April 12th.  There is always lots of energy as our missionaries are united at ZC. We love our time together as we learn and lift each other. It was another wonderful day with missionaries in the Norway Oslo Mission! - Sister Hill